Registration is closed for Sunday's Annapolis Strides races on the B&A Trail.
Mother nature finally came through and melted the snow pack. However, it is still expected to be on the cold side for Sunday, with lows in the high 20s to start, rising to the...

One thing the deep freeze couldn't disrupt was the annual runners "prom" held at the Double Tree Hotel. A combination of business meeting, healthy eating and hydration, along with honoring the good runners of the past year, the event had something for...

Cards and games party
The Friends of the Arts will hold its 12th annual cards and games party from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 18 at Broadneck Evangelical Presbyterian, 235 Bay Dale Drive in Arnold. A light lunch will be served and there will be door...

City
Colonial Players, 108 East St. 410-268-7373 or http://www.thecolonialplayers.org.
•"Watch On The Rhine," through March 21. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 7:30 p.m. this Sunday. Matinees: 2 p.m. Sundays. $15-$20.
Compass...

Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Guiding Eyes for the Blind is seeking local volunteers in the MD Bay Region to be puppy raisers for future guide dogs. As puppy raisers, volunteers explore everyday life with a special puppy and their hard work and dedication make it possible for a blind person to receive the gift of a guide dog. To learn more about this opportunity, visit http://www.guidingeyes.org. Bay Region puppy orientation classes are scheduled for March 2, March 16 and March 30 in the Bowie area. For...

Old man Winter just can't stop giving this year. Bitter cold, snow and ice have combined to throw race plans and training schedules into disarray.
The venerable Washington's Birthday Marathon in Greenbelt was rescheduled and looked like it would be OK for the following week, but was finally scrubbed an hour after the start due to snow and high winds on Saturday.
The annual RRCA 10 Mile Challenge among area running clubs was also a victim of the nasty conditions last Sunday. As of now it doesn't look...

Maryland buyer-grower expo
The Maryland Department of Agriculture will present a wholesale local food trade show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium "N" Room. The show connects Maryland growers, producers, and processors with buyers from grocery retailers, restaurants, schools, institutions, and other venues.
The exhibit fee for Maryland growers, producers, and processors is $40. There is no fee for buyers to attend. Those registered by Jan. 7 will be included in the...

Once again, I wish I could run as fast as the years fly past. It's a good thing my log book has the year prominently displayed or I would not be sure what the right number is.
Various things conspired to a less than optimal year for me, but I hope you had a better outcome. The year ended on a bad note when the "bad cold" I thought I had turned out to be the flu! Yes, no one was as surprised as I when the nasal swab test came back with that result. It seems the regular flu vaccine was formulated before...

It was about 23 degrees at 7 a.m. when the horn sounded the start of this year's TCS Annapolis Running Classic at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Sunday. No matter how hard the announcer tried to whip up the crowd of around 3,000, it was still cold. The check lists for a successful event were in place: registration, scoring, packet pickup, heated tent in which to stay warm, nice premiums for finishers, refreshments of many sorts, several kinds of carbohydrate beverages, coffee, oysters, two bands to...